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#B940EF

#b940ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b940ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 25.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.59% cyan, 73.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 84.54% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #b940ef
  2. #76ef40

Split complementary

  1. #b940ef
  2. #cdef40
  3. #40ef62

Analogous

  1. #6240ef
  2. #b940ef
  3. #ef40cd

Triadic

  1. #b940ef
  2. #efb940
  3. #40efb9

Tetradic

  1. #b940ef
  2. #ef4076
  3. #76ef40
  4. #40efb9

Square

  1. #b940ef
  2. #ef6240
  3. #76ef40
  4. #40cdef

Monochromatic

  1. #630c8a
  2. #9612d1
  3. #b940ef
  4. #d387f5
  5. #edcdfb

Shades

#b940ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b940ef
  2. #a73ad7
  3. #9433bf
  4. #822da7
  5. #6f268f
  6. #5d2078
  7. #4a1a60
  8. #381348
  9. #250d30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#b940ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b940ef
  2. #c053f1
  3. #c766f2
  4. #ce79f4
  5. #d58cf5
  6. #dca0f7
  7. #e3b3f9
  8. #eac6fa
  9. #f1d9fc
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b940ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b940ef
  2. #b346e4
  3. #ae4dd9
  4. #a853ce
  5. #a25ac3
  6. #9d60b8
  7. #9766ac
  8. #916da1
  9. #8b7396
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9869b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7165f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b55ac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b940ef {
  color: #b940ef;
}
Background
.bg-b940ef {
  background-color: #b940ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b940ef {
  border: 2px solid #b940ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b940ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 64 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b940ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b940ef, #ef40cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b940ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 64 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.42 #46bf10 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#b940ef  rgb(185, 64, 239)  hsl(281, 85%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#76ef40  rgb(118, 239, 64)  hsl(101, 85%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#efb940  rgb(239, 185, 64)  hsl(41, 85%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#40efb9  rgb(64, 239, 185)  hsl(161, 85%, 59%)  Aquamarine